Virtuosos on the Verandah - Andrew Clermont with Shenzo, Beat & Matt

Andrew & Shenzo entwined at Clermont's International Supper Club @ Tamworth Festival

After warming up at Townsville Folk Festival, the ever-surprising Andrew Clermont returns with a rare and powerful trio featuring Golden Fiddle Award-winner Shenzo Gregorio and the soulful Matt Whitton, whose magical Kora (African harp) and immersive soundscapes are matched by his iconic video artistry (yes, the ferry one!).

Expect everything from Gypsy Jazz to Bluegrass, Folk to Country, ambient soundscapes to foot-stomping rock-outs, woven with Clermont’s signature storytelling and instrumental brilliance. Add in Beat Lehrman - Woodford Fire Event Choir Master, with rare instruments like giant gongs and Siberian jaw harps, and you're in for a sonic journey like no other.

Hosted off the verandah of Sharn Rocco, this intimate afternoon concert is part music feast, part potluck picnic.
Tea, coffee, and chai provided – bring a favourite dish or picnic if you like, and a chair if you can (we’ve got extras too!).

Clermont’s accolades? Just a few: SA Music Hall of Fame, Golden Fiddle Lifetime Achievement, Bluegrass Guitar Champion, Golden Guitar Winner, and tours across Europe with BluGuru, Totally Gourdgeous, and Dya Singh. In short: anything could happen—and probably will.

Matt Whitton explaining the Kora at an earlier gathering

Matt having close calls with Andrew & Sharn's in a previous year's Verandah Concert

Shenzo winning "Best Fiddler" @ Golden Fiddle Awards

Photo by Thomas Rosenzweig @ Tamworth Capitol Theatre

Legend of Maggie Island taking choral singers across Europe - Beat Lehmann - Photo by Clermont

Beat leading the masses @ Woodford - Photo by Clermont

The priestly Beat and his converts :-) at Woodford Finale Ceremony